Bottle-washing machine.



PATENTED DEC. .4, 1906.

D. M. KYLE. BOTTLE WASHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED 0OT.29, 1904.

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No. 837,810. PATENTED DEC. 4; 1906. D. M, KYLE.

BOTTLE WASHING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED 0c'r.29, 190 1.

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D'. M. KYLE.

BOTTLE WASHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED 0012.29. 1904.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DAVID M. KYLE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO THOMAS D.KYLE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

BOTTLE-WASHING MACHINE.

Patented Dec. 4, 1906.

Application filed October 29,1904. Serial No. 230.584.

To all whom, it TIMI/Z] concern.-

Be it known that I, DAVID M. KYLE, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Chicago, inthe county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and use ful Improvements in Bottle-VVashingMachines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to bottle-washing machines wherein the bottlesare held in suitable holders secured to a rotatable hollow shaft, andparticularly relates to means for turning the bottles in the holders,brushes for removing labels and other material from the exterior of thebottles, means whereby a cleansing substance may be introduced into thefluid that is injected into the bottles, and other novel features, whichwill be more particularly described in the specification and pointed outin the claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a sectional side elevation takencentrally of the machine, parts being omitted for clearness. Fig. 2 is atransverse sectional view taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1 looking in thedirection of the arrows. Fig. 3 is a sectional detail view of one of thebottle-holders and cooperative parts. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the partsshown in Fig. 3, and Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional detail of thehollow shaft.

In the drawings, is a tank having a partition 1 1, over which thecleaning fluid is designed to flow and carry refuse matter, such aslabels, into a chamber 12, where from time to time such matter may beremoved. The upper casing of the tanks is provided with openings 13,having sliding closures 14, which are movable portions of the shell ofthe tank guided at its edges in suitable arc-shaped guideways 13" andadapted to be locked in closed position by catches 14, which furnish asimple means of access to the interior, wherein is mounted a hollowrevoluble shaft 15, having a packed joint 16, through which the fluid isadmitted from a supply-pipe 17, provided with suitabletemperature-controling valves 18.

19 is a chamber to contain soda or other soluble substance and havingconnection with the supply-pipe 17 by means of the branch pipes 20 21,the former entering the chamber near the top and the latter entering thebottom thereof.

Valves 22 23 24 afford means for control- 1 ling the flow of the fluidin the supply-pipe, 1 whereby the chamber 19 may be included or excludedin the course thereof. Hollow perforated bottle-holders 25 are radiallydisposed upon the hollow shaft and are designed to carry shot, whichshot may be controlled by manually-operated valve-bars 26 and caused toenter the bottles to assist in the scrubbing thereof. The valve-bars 26are longitudinally slidable and are provided at intervals with openings26 and adjacent thereto perforated portions 26 the former permitting thepassage of the shot between the holders and the bottles and the latterpermitting the outflow of water from the bottles through the holders,but retaining the shot in the bottles. The openings 26 also provide forthe passage through the bar of the upper ends of the tubes 15 Tubes 15extend from the shaft 15 and afford means whereby the fluid is injectedinto the bottles. Spiders 27, mounted upon the shaft, are provided withthreaded extensions 28, upon which are adjustably secured bars 29,having rotatably mounted therein rods 30, upon the inner ends of whichare secured cup-like members 31, having rubber linings 32 and the outerends having star-wheels 33. Springs 34 surround the rods 30 between thebars 29 and the cups 31 and provide means for holding the bottles, whichare placed with their mouths in the members 25 and their bottoms in therubber-lined cups, which through the springs 34 cause a firm grip uponthe bottoms of the bottles, and when in the course of rotation of theshaft the star-wheels are caused to engage projections 35 in the casingthe bottles are partially rotated, slipping in the holders 25 by reasonof the lesser friction thereon. The projections 35 are simply pinsadjustably secured by set-screws 35 in blocks 35 carried on anarc-shaped casting 35, mounted on top of the tank. The bottles in makingthe partial rotation in their holders are caused to come in wipingcontact with brushes 36, which are adjustably secured to the spiders 27.

It is seen that with the bottle-holding devices described each bottle isindependently held, and therefore bottles of varying sizes may besuccessfully treated at the same time.

Without limiting myself to precise details of construction, I claim 1.In a bottle-washing apparatus, the comwith a series of radially-disposedbottlehold-' ers directly communicating therewith, said holderscomprising hollow members upon the shaft, clamping members upon asuitable support having springs whereby each bottle is independentlyclamped with the shaft member, and means for imparting a rotary movementto each bottle in the holders.

2. In a bottle-washing apparatus, the combination of a tank, a revolubletubular shaft mounted upon the tank and provided with a series ofradially-disposed inner hollow bottle-holders directly communicatingtherewith, outer holders cooperating with said inner holders, tubesadapted to admit fluid from the hollow shaft into the bottles, and meansfor partially rotating each bottle independently.

3. In-a bottle-washing apparatus, the combination of a tank, a revolubletubular shaft mounted upon the tank and provided with a series ofradially-disposed hollow bottle-holders directly communicatingtherewith, tubes adapted to admit'fluid from the hollow shaft into thebottles, and means for partially rotating each bottle independently,saidmeans consisting of a clamping member for each bottle having arotatable shaft provided with a star-wheel, which wheel is contacted byprojections within the tank.

4. In a bottle-washing apparatus, the combination with a tank having anoverflow- -holders directly communicating therewith,

outer holders cooperating with said inner holders and means forinjecting a fluid into the bottles.

5. In a bottle-washing apparatus, the combination with a tank providedwith an aperturehaving a sliding closureotherefor, of a revolubletubular shaft therein providedwith a series of radially-disposed innerhollow bottle-holders directly communicating therewith, outer holderscooperating with said 1nner holders, tubes adapted to admit fluid.

7. In a bottle-washing apparatus, the combination of a tank, arevolubletubular :shaft mounted upon the tank and provided with a series ofradially-disposed inner hollow bottle holders directly communicatingtherewith, outer holders cooperating with said inner holders, means forpartially rotating each bottle, spiders secured upon the hollow shaft,and brushes secured to'the arms of the spiders whereby to contact theexterior of the bottles. 7

, DAVID .M. KYLE. Witnesses:

SAMUEL N. POND, FREDERICK O. GooDwIN.

